Eligibility Guidelines

SJI’s Social Investment grant program is a strategic, competitive process. Each requesting organization must complete and submit an application to be considered for a grant. Each application submitted is evaluated against all competing applications for that cycle.

Before submitting your application for funding, please review the following eligibility guidelines:

Grant Cycle

Grant Request Applications Accepted

Funds Distribution to Grant Awardees

Spring

February 1 – March 1

April

Fall

August 6 – September 3*

October

* Grant Period Revised for 2018
Note – If you are seeking funding for an initiative that occurs prior to March, please apply during the preceding year in the Fall and include this event in that application.

There is a limit of one grant per organization in a 12-month period. Support is not guaranteed from year to year, with limited renewal of between 3 to 5 years maximum.

Your organization must qualify as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as defined by the IRS Code, and use the support of volunteers in addition to at least one full-time paid staff person.

Grants will not be provided to some programs already receiving direct support from United Way.